Complaint #201806330,
July 21, 2018

Officer: Martinez, Robert
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Martinez, Robert
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Discourtesy: Word
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Martinez, Robert
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Martinez, Robert
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Force: Pepper spray
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Martinez, Robert
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Martinez, Robert
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Martinez, Robert
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Officer: Casimir, Ramil
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Chokehold
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Unknown Officer
Complainant: Black Male, 25-29
Allegation: Force: Restricted Breathing
CCRB Conclusion: Officer(s) Unidentified
Officer: Casimir, Ramil
Complainant: Black Male, 26
Allegation: Force: Physical force
CCRB Conclusion: Exonerated
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Martinez, Robert Black Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Forcible Removal to Hospital Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Martinez, Robert Black Male, 26 Discourtesy: Word Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Martinez, Robert Black Male, 26 Force: Physical force Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Martinez, Robert Black Male, 26 Force: Pepper spray Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Martinez, Robert Black Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Entry of Premises Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Martinez, Robert Black Male, 26 Abuse of Authority: Stop Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Martinez, Robert Black Male, 26 Force: Physical force Miscellaneous - Subject Retired
Casimir, Ramil Black Male, 26 Force: Physical force Exonerated
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Force: Chokehold Officer(s) Unidentified
Unknown Officer Black Male, 25-29 Force: Restricted Breathing Officer(s) Unidentified
Casimir, Ramil Black Male, 26 Force: Physical force Exonerated

Conclusion Meanings:

'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - The conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Officer(s) Unidentified': Unable to identify the officers who committed the alleged misconduct

Further details on conclusions.


Summary

On July 21, 2018, at about 5:17 a.m., Sgt. Robert Martinez entered the front yard of [redacted] in Brooklyn (Allegation A – Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Martinez stopped [redacted] (Allegation B – Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Sgt. Martinez told [redacted] "Motherfucker, you're not going nowhere. You're fucking under arrest" (Allegation C – Discourtesy, [redacted]). Sgt. Martinez punched [redacted] in the head (Allegation D – Force, [redacted]). PO Ramil Casimir of the 75th Precinct, allegedly punched [redacted] (Allegation E – Force, [redacted]). Sgt. Martinez used pepper spray against [redacted] (Allegation F – Force, [redacted]). Sgt. Martinez and PO Casimir forcibly took [redacted] to the ground (Allegation G-H - Force, [redacted]). An officer allegedly used a chokehold against [redacted] which allegedly restricted his breathing (Allegation I-K – Force, [redacted]). Sgt. Martinez forcibly removed [redacted] to the hospital for psychological evaluation (Allegation K – Abuse of Authority, [redacted]). Read report for details.


Details

Incident: July 21, 2018
Received: August 3, 2018
Closed: June 8, 2020

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - street
Location: Street/highway
In NYPD 75th Precinct Brooklyn
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Thomas Costigan, Marcus Rivera, William Schumacher, Anthony Varrone, Anthony Waite
Body-Worn Camera evidence collected